Pennsylvania  Transit Coalition

 

Why We  Need Public Transit

Contact Us

info@patransit.org

(215) 880-6142

 

Links

saveTransit
(PTC is a member of this coalition seeking support for dedicated funding.)

SEPTA

PPTA
Pennsylvania Public Transit Association
(This is the organization of public transit agencies in Pennsylvania.)

PenTrans
Pennsylvanians for Transportation Solutions

DVARP

Delware Valley Association of Rail Passengers
PTA
Pennsylvania Transportation Alliance
Works to ensure that accessible, affordable transportation is available to all PA citizens with disabilities
 

PAPTA

Pennsylvania Alliance of Public Transit Advocates

An alliance of groups like the PTC that are working together to fight for  more funding for public transportation.
 

 

 

Institutional Supporters 2004-2005

 

This This is a list of the organizations that took part in the Pennsylvania Transit Coalition in 2004-2005. We will be contacting all these groups--and many more--to seek their support for our efforts in 2006 and 2007.

 

An asterisk indicates that the organization has signed on to the PTC mission in 2006-2007.

 

Labor Unions

 

Philadelphia Central Labor Council AFL-CIO

Pennsylvania AFL-CIO

AFSCME DC 47

ASFCME NUHHCE Local 1199c

ATU Local 85

Jewish Labor Committee

TWU International

TWU Local 234

UFCW Local 1776

National AFL-CIO

Operating Engineers Local 542

SEIU Local 32 BJ

SEIU Local 36

SEIU Local 1201

SEIU State Council

UNITE HERE Local 274

UNITE PA & Ohio Southeast NJ

 

Transit Advocacy Groups

 

Philadelphia Transit Campaign

PenTrans

Pennsylvania Transit Alliance (Harrisburg) via phone

Pittsburgh Transportation Equity Project (PTEP)

Save Our Transit

Transportation for Livable Communities Project (Pittsburg)

Transit Riders Union Evolving (TRUE)

*Delaware VAlley Association of Rail Passengers.

 

Advocacy Groups

 

ACORN

ADAPT

Action Alliance of Senior Citizens

AFSC World Coalition

Bread and Roses

Cambodian Association of Philadelphia

Campus Philly

CCOA/GCPA

Citizens for Consumer Justice

Clean Air Council

Civil Rights Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association

Delco Action Seniors

Good Schools PA

Greater Philadelphia Student Association

Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition

Green Party

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

Jobs with Justice

Kensington Welfare Rights Union

Men of Works

NAACP

National Congress of Puerto Rican Rights

Northwest Greens

NOW

One Philadelphia

PA Trial Lawyers Association

Penn Environment

Penn PIRG

Pennsylvania Coalition of Aging

Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council

People's United Resource Center

Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth

Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

Philadelphia Unemployment Council

Philadelphia Unemployment Project

Project Home

Sierra Club

Third World Coalition

Urban Family Counsel (William Devlin)

 

Business and Professional Groups / Businesses

 

Advance Bank

Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce

Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association

Civil Rights Committee Phila. Bar Assn.

Delaware Valley Healthcare Council

DMN Consulting

Philadelphia Convention Bureau

Urban Engineers

 

 

Community  Groups and Community Development Corporations

 

Center City District

Chestnut Hill Business Association

Chestnut Hill Community Association

East Mt. Airy Neighbors

East Falls Development Corporation

Mt. Airy USA

West Mt. Airy Neighbors

Ridge Park Civic Association

 

Governments

City of  Phila. Law Dept.

City of Philadelphia

City of Philadelphia -  Law Dept

 

Religious  Groups

 

Black Clergy of Phila & Vicinity

NW Philadelphia Interfaith Advocates Committee

Wayne Presbyterian Church

 

Social Services Groups

Jewish Employment & Vocational Services

United Way of SEPA

 

Other 

School Reform Commission

Young Involved Philadelphia